Assessment criteria of performance of public scientific and technological service providers in Vietnam

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1. Assessment principles, frequency and funding of public scientific and technological service providers in Vietnam

According to Article 4 of Circular 18/2019/TT-BKHCN, the assessment principles, frequency and funding of public scientific and technological service providers in Vietnam are prescribed as follows:

- Entities and persons tasked with carrying out assessment must be responsible for accuracy, objectivity and timeliness of assessments.

- Assessment can be carried out simultaneously or separately with respect to each object of assessment, including performance or quality of services of a public scientific and technological service provider.

2. Assessment criteria of performance of public scientific and technological service providers in Vietnam

Assessment of performance of a public scientific and technological service provider must rely on regulations regarding the following sets of criteria:

- 1st set of criteria – Assessment of developmental orientation and operational plan of a service provider, including two criteria specified under instructions given in section 1 of Appendix 1a attached to Circular 18/2019/TT-BKHCN:

+ Criterion 1. Transparency, adequacy and level of relevance of developmental orientation and operational plan in comparison to the status, functions and tasks of a service provider;

+ Criterion 2. Feasibility and level of relevance of developmental orientation and operational plan of a service provider to international trends and national or local strategies related to that service provider’s scope of operation. 

- 2nd set of criteria – Assessment of human resource of a service provider, including two criteria specified under instructions given in section 2 of Appendix 1a attached to Circular 18/2019/TT-BKHCN:

+ Criterion 3. Appropriate and stable structure of operations officers ensuring that all operations of a service provider are matched with its tasks and functions;

+ Criterion 4. A service provider’s officers qualified to meet requirements set out in its developmental orientation and operational plan.

- 3rd set of criteria – Assessment of equipment and facilities of a service provider, including three criteria specified under instructions given in section 2 of Appendix 1a attached to Circular 18/2019/TT-BKHCN:

+ Criterion 5. Level of satisfaction (in terms of quantity and quality) of equipment necessary for services that a service provider can render within its predetermined duties and functions;

+ Criterion 6. Level of rationality in terms of use of, coordination in and sharing of equipment necessary for a service provider to render its services;

+ Criterion 7. Level of satisfaction in terms of basic amenities, including spaces intended for laboratories, offices, office equipment, information technology application, security, safety, hygiene and other accommodations.

- 4th set of criteria – Assessment of sources of funding of a service provider, including three criteria specified under instructions given in section 4 of Appendix 1a attached to Circular 18/2019/TT-BKHCN:

+ Criterion 8. Level of diversity and growth of sources of funding for operations of a service provider (including funding from the state budget, enterprises and other domestic and international sources);

+ Criterion 9. Level of growth of sources of funding from application of scientific research findings and technological advances, and provision of scientific and technological services;

+ Criterion 10. Level of a service provider’s reinvestment funded from non-budgetary capital for development of its human resource, facilities and equipment.

- 5th set of criteria – Assessment of administration of business of a service provider, including four criteria specified under instructions given in section 5 of Appendix 1a attached to Circular 18/2019/TT-BKHCN:

+ Criterion 11. Level of logical coordination between departments as part of the organizational structure of a service provider;

+ Criterion 12. Level of dissemination of information to officers of a service provider (in terms of its business strategy and plan; support for access to different sources of materials and information concerning scientific and technological services falling within its scope of operation, etc.);   

+ Criterion 13. Level of effort to communicate and inform products, services and business outcomes of a service provider to potential partners;

+ Criterion 14. Promotion of business cooperation with other domestic and foreign organizations.

- 6th set of criteria – Assessment of publication capacity and releases of a service provider, including two criteria specified under instructions given in section 6 of Appendix 1a attached to Circular 18/2019/TT-BKHCN:

+ Criterion 15. Release of domestic scientific publications; 

+ Criterion 16. Release of international scientific publications.

- 7th set of criteria – Assessment of technological development capacity and technology deployments of a service provider, including two criteria specified under instructions given in section 7 of Appendix 1a attached to Circular 18/2019/TT-BKHCN:

+ Criterion 17. Successful development of innovative and valuable technologies;

+ Criterion 18. Successful integration of innovative and valuable technologies into business administration and production.

- 8th set of criteria – Assessment of scientific and technological service training and provision capacity and output, including two criteria specified under instructions given in section 8 of Appendix 1a attached to Circular 18/2019/TT-BKHCN:

+ Criterion 19. Scientific and technological service staff training capacity and output;

+ Criterion 20. Scientific and technological service provision capacity and outcomes.

(Article 5 of Circular 18/2019/TT-BKHCN)

Nguyen Thi Hoai Thuong

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